Bob, "Funny though isn't that Lefty Kern believes that the limper the leader the better the turnover. "
The hole casting motion is about energy in your cast. The kinetic energy of the line converts to a 'bent-energy' at the end of the motion etc. If you have a stiff leader you lose enrgy while the mono is bend (It cannot return the energy like a rod). If you have a limp leader you will lose less energy at this point of the motion and the leader has a better turnover. Rene/Germany -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Bob Haering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: Samstag, 19. Januar 2002 21:53 Betreff: Re: [VFB] The battle lines are drawn (was: furled leaders) >Funny though isn't that Lefty Kern believes that the limper the leader the >better the turnover. Just fuel for the fire so to speak. I cast alot of >very large flys, even though it is all freshwater fishing. The length of >these flys can easily be 8" or more with a spun deer hair head. For the >record I have landed salmon pushing 35 pounds and steelhead close to 20 and >one musky of 27 pounds, plus carp in the 20's. So let the debate begin >which do you think is better, Tapered mono, Furled or braided? > >Bob H >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Hans Weilenmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 3:32 PM >Subject: [VFB] The battle lines are drawn (was: furled leaders) > > >> On 19 Jan 2002 at 15:41, Paul Marriner wrote: >> >> > Took me too long to get around to this but I must disagree with my >> > Swiss friend. >> >> LOL - you know very well I enjoy a solid disagreement between >> friends, if conducted in a civil fashion and with intelligent >> arguments. Especially if there is a shared fishing experience at the >> conclusion of it ;-) >> >> > Having tried heavier furled leaders on large flies, my >> > conclusion is that they don't do as well as tapered mono leaders. >> >> Just to set the context: What material were these leaders made of? >> Taper? Length? >> >> Tackle? Tippet size and length? Type and size of flies? >> >> > They >> > are certainly strong enough (I landed two salmon over 12 pounds on one >> > of Jim Cramer's beefed up leaders using wet flies), but they don't >> > turn over well when tipped with big flies like bass bugs or salmon >> > dries. More to the point however is that there is no purpose in using >> > them for big flies. The advantage of furled leaders, at least for me, >> > is that they turn over well but also fall in drag-reducing curves >> > without much extra effort on the part of the angler. Also, unlike >> > braided-nylon leaders, they don't throw off a pile of spray. For large >> > flies one wants a leader stiff enough to promote positive turnover, >> > the antithesis of a furled leader. In any event, that's my take, >> >> To head off part of the discussion (or speed it up, whichever you >> prefer): I believe the strength in furled leaders lies in surface or >> slightly sub-surface fishing. For deeper fished flies I prefer mono. >> >> One likely difference of opinion to tackle is this 'nonsense'<G> >> about a stiff leader being required to turn over a large fly. >> Fiddlesticks, Paul, fiddlesticks! ;-) >> >> I put it to you to produce the arguments that stiffness in a leader >> promotes turnover. Go for it ;-) >> >> Cheers, >> Hans >> glint in eye >> >> >
